What score does Chris Avantgarde's Afterlife Voyage 026 by Chris Avantgarde get?

Afterlife Voyage 026 by Chris Avantgarde scores 86/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.

How long is Afterlife Voyage 026 by Chris Avantgarde?

The analysed recording runs 1h 34m.

Which part of the mix scores best?

IDENTITY is the strongest category at 95/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 84/100.

How is this score calculated?

SOONOS measures the audio with a DSP pass (beat grid, loudness, tempo, energy) and runs a multi-agent listening pass on top. Measured axes always override the listening layer, so an execution issue heard in the file caps the final score.

Chris Avantgarde

Chris Avantgarde — Afterlife Voyage 026 by Chris Avantgarde

Melodic Techno · 1h 34m · Afterlife · analysed 22 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com

Overall score

86/100

Level

festival ready

Duration

1h 34m

Genre

Melodic Techno

Public mix analysis — no affiliation or endorsement. This report measures a publicly available recording hosted on soundcloud.com. The scores are produced by SOONOS and do not imply any partnership with, or approval by, Chris Avantgarde.

In short

Afterlife Voyage 026 by Chris Avantgarde by Chris Avantgarde scores 86/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (95/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (84/100).

The engine files this performance as “Promising”.

Key takeaways

What weakened the set

Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (8:30, 12:00, 26:00, 30:00, 35:00, 40:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

What to try next

Experiment with a 'brutal cut' transition once in a while to provide a moment of shock in an otherwise smooth set.
Ensure the sub-bass frequencies are monitored when layering three tracks to prevent muddiness.
Consider adding a very sparse vocal element to one of the breakdowns to enhance the emotional connection.
Experiment with shorter, more dynamic transitions to contrast the long blends.

Timestamped insights

Each moment below is tagged with how it was produced: “measured” comes from the DSP pass on the audio, “listening” comes from the multi-agent listening pass.

3:05Measured (DSP)96/100Listen at 3:05
Perfectly executed handoff where the new rhythmic elements emerge naturally from the atmosphere.
7:00Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 7:00
Smooth transition between two tracks with similar tonal centers, maintaining the hypnotic flow.
15:45Measured (DSP)95/100Listen at 15:45
A masterfully executed blend where the incoming melody emerges naturally from the existing atmosphere.
22:00Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 22:00
Perfectly timed low-end transition that maintains the physical drive without any phase cancellation.
25:12Measured (DSP)96/100Listen at 25:12
A textbook melodic techno transition. The incoming bassline is introduced so subtly it feels like a modulation of the first track.

About this melodic techno set

Afterlife Voyage 026 by Chris Avantgarde is a melodic techno DJ set by Chris Avantgarde, running 1h 34m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 86/100 overall — festival ready.

The engine files this performance as “Promising”.

How the score breaks down

SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 95/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 84/100.

Analysis coverage for this file is 100% — the share of the set the engine could measure with full confidence.

Energy and structure

The energy curve was sampled at 30 points, moving between 20 and 88 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.

5 transitions were detected and scored individually.

Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 737.0 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 17 ms.

How this score is built

Measured layer (DSP): the audio file is analysed directly — beat grid, tempo stability, loudness and energy. These values are measurements, not opinions.

Listening layer: a multi-agent pass reads musical intent — programming, storytelling, coherence and crowd effect. This layer interprets, it does not measure.

Fusion and ceilings: the two layers are merged, and the measured layer always wins on execution. When the DSP hears an execution problem, it caps the final score even if the listening layer is positive.

Measured coverage for this file is 100% of the set.

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The 8 dimensions

Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.

Score breakdown

TECHNIQUE

How well did you execute?

25%87

Beat Alignmentmeasured85

Transition Qualitymeasured70

Phrase Accuracymeasured95

EQ & Frequency Control (estimated)measured91

Tempo Stability (estimated)measured97

Technical Cleanlinessmeasured85

STORYTELLING

Did the mix go somewhere?

25%91

Narrative ArcAI94

ProgressionAI90

Tension & ReleaseAI89

Section AwarenessAI92

Flow ContinuityAI94

PayoffAI84

ENERGY

Did you control the room?

20%87

Energy Curvemeasured91

PacingAI92

MomentumAI91

Peak ManagementAI88

Energy HandoffAI88

Fatigue ControlAI58

SURPRISE

Did you remain unpredictable?

15%84

Unexpected MomentsAI83

ContrastAI87

Transition Varietymeasured94

Selection RiskAI86

FreshnessAI57

Surprise ControlAI83

IDENTITY

Did the mix sound like you?

15%95

Selection QualityAI94

Identity ConsistencyAI98

IntentionalityAI96

ConfidenceAI94

RestraintAI92

SignatureAI93

Energy arc

0:0093:00